Live the Life of Your Dreams ll

In order to live the life of your dreams, first you must know what the life of your dreams is. In my seminar we use two activities to help uncover what we really want out of life.

The first is the "wake exercise". Picture yourself at your own wake. Now, we're not intending to be morbid with this exercise, so just follow along. Please have a piece of paper handy and put the date on the top of the page. Then I want you to think of what you want people at your wake to say about you. How do you want to be remembered? What do you want your legacy to be? Simply write, "she was......... " or "he was a.........". Fill in each sentence with an adjective or a noun describing yourself. Put down as many sentences as you like.

After you've let your creative juices flow for a few minutes go back an pick out the one or two or three descriptions that really grab you. Picture the events of your life that would prompt others to say these things about you. Create a clear picture in your mind of yourself involved in these activities. As you enjoy the picture of your perfect life notice how good you feel as you experience your success in your mind. Savor the emotion, linger on the good feelings. Make the focus on your legacy a part of every day. Bring it to mind several times during the day; maybe as you start your car to go to work you could bring it to mind; or perhaps as you take the first bite of your lunch. Try to pair your legacy thoughts with a daily activity so you get into the habit of picturing your success in an important aspect of your life several times every day. I trust that you'll see your life go in the direction of what makes you feel like you're getting somewhere - that your life is worthwhile.

I want to leave you with a quote that I got from one of Wayne Dyer's books. It is a quote from Patanjali who lived in India around 100-300 BC. He said, "When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces and talents become alive and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be."

Start today to live the life of your dreams.